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Abraham Harry Blank (July 27, 1879 – August 14, 1971) was an American businessman and theater owner who was a major philanthropist in Des Moines, Iowa. The Blank Park Zoo is named for his family. [1] Blank was born in Galați, Romania, the son of Israel "Isadore" and Miriam (née Greenberg or Greenblatt) Blank. [2]
Membership in the society is by invitation only. [10] [11] To become a member, a woman must be at least sixteen years of age and able to prove lineal bloodline descent from an ancestor who was accused, tried, and/or executed for the practice of witchcraft prior to December 31, 1699, in Colonial America.
Born in Newmarket, New Hampshire in 1765, Joseph Barker moved his family to Ohio in 1789. After practicing carpentry in Marietta and serving in the militia during the Northwest Indian War, in 1795 he settled along the Muskingum River, about 7 miles (11 km) above Marietta. The family soon returned to that village, as their property and all of ...
Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n z / də-MOYNZ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 32,888 as of the 2020 census . [ 6 ] The city is located on the east shore of Puget Sound , near the center of the Seattle metropolitan area .
Covenant Beach Bible Camp, now known as Des Moines Beach Park, is a public site in Des Moines, Washington. Established in 1931, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Established in 1931, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Kurtz Hardware. ALMACO of Nevada. Josephs Jewelers. Von Maur. These Iowa family businesses have deep roots that support wider communities.
Pullman's Palace Car Co. capital stock certificate (1884) Entrance gates to the company's Calumet Works, circa 1900 The Calumet Works, circa 1900 The Pullman Company ticket from Chicago to Des Moines The Pullman Company ticket from Atlanta to Washington. The original Pullman Palace Car Co. had been organized on February 22, 1867. [12]
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.